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Charles and Camilla meet veterans to mark 40th anniversary of Falklands war

The couple went on board the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth.

The Independent UK

Falklands War 40th anniversary: What was it about and how many people died in the conflict?

The Falklands War took place 40 years ago today, and it saw Britain liberate the Falkland Islands from Argentine rule after they had been seized.

Evening Standard

What is the British military presence in the Falkland Islands?

A number of British forces remain permanently deployed in the Falkland Islands, 40 years since the Argentine surrender in the Falklands War.

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Falklands’ veterans mark 40th anniversary with remembrance service

Members of the Tumbledown Veterans & Families Association gather annually in Blackpool.

The Independent UK

Falklands war: Ben Wallace makes free flights offer to veterans after Standard alerts him to six-fold fares hike

The Defence Secretary stepped in after this newspaper learned of a six-fold rise in the price of a concessionary ticket on an RAF transport flight

Evening Standard

Wildlife filmmakers became British spies holed up in Falklands hut as Argentina invaded

Two women became accidental spies when Argentinian forces landed on South Georgia island. Weeks of sending coded messages to British naval ships led to their rescue.

Daily Mirror

Falklands conflict remains ‘open wound’ for Argentina, says ambassador

Javier Figueroa said the islands’ sovereignty remains an issue of ‘huge visibility in public opinion and the ruling class’.

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Time has not healed the wounds of the Falklands

Letters: An Argentinian perspective on the sovereignty of the Falklands is remembered by Jim Sansbury, while Robin Prior takes issue with views expressed by Argentina’s foreign minister

The Guardian - UK

British sovereignty over the Falklands is an absurd imperial hangover that must end

Forty years after the war in the South Atlantic, common sense demands a negotiated settlement with Argentina, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Falklands veterans back on islands to assist survey of battlefields

They are working with archaeologists and others on the Falklands War Mapping Project.

The Independent UK

Argentines mourn Falklands fallen on war's anniversary

President Alberto Fernández has reiterated Argentina’s claim to the Falklands Islands while commemorating the troops who fell in the failed attempt to reclaim them

The Independent UK

Prince Andrew in awkward 'HRH' blunder as he shares Falklands memories on Instagram

Prince Andrew, who reached a multimillion-pound out-of-court settlement in his civil sexual assault case against alleged rape accuser Virginia Giuffre a few weeks ago, wrote more than 700 words about his experience in the Falklands War

Daily Mirror

Duke of York takes to ex-wife’s Instagram account to reflect on Falklands War

Andrew’s thoughts were published in three separate now-deleted posts on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Falklands veterans recall terrifying memories of fighting 40 years on from the war

New book Born For War lays bare the personal stories of soldiers fighting in the Falklands war - 'most of us are just ordinary men who were asked to do extraordinary things'

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Argentinian Falklands veterans mark ‘day of sadness’ over torture they endured

As Argentinians celebrate 40th anniversary, veterans who were subjected to cruelty from commanders launch a fresh push for justice

Daily Record

Falklands War veterans reunite in Scots town 40 years after battle

Bill McDowell and Norman McDade, both 60, recently met up at a home in Bishopton, which is run for veterans by charity Erskine, for the first time since 1982.

The Independent UK

Two veterans who fought in Falklands meet 40 years on from war

Bill McDowell and Norman McDade, both veterans of the Falklands war, met to mark the conflict’s 40th anniversary.

Daily Record

Scots Falklands War survivor's struggle after brother killed in hit and run

Veteran Norman McDade battles with guilt after surviving the conflict only for his brother to be killed in a horror incident on the streets of Glasgow.

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Wales Online

Falklands War: Key events of the 1982 conflict

The conflict lasted 10 weeks and cost the lives of almost 1,000 people

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: controversial Falklands war gravely revisited to mark anniversary

Channel 4’s powerful documentary speaks with the head of the SAS in the Falklands. Plus: Stanley Tucci gorges on butter in Searching for Italy. Here’s everything to watch this evening

Reuters

Brazil plays down British flights to Falklands that worry Argentina

Brazil on Tuesday defended its decision to allow British military planes flying to the Falklands Islands to stop at Brazilian airports, landings that annoyed Argentina.

Wales Online

Liz Truss issues warning over Falklands’ sovereignty as China backs Argentina’s claim

In a statement, China backed Argentina to 'fully exercise its sovereignty' over the Falklands

The Independent UK

Liz Truss warns over Falklands’ sovereignty as China backs Argentina’s claim

China and Argentina issued a statement supporting each other’s territorial claims over Taiwan and the Falklands respectively.

Daily Record

Retired Corsock Navy captain publishes book looking at his fascinating 35-year career

A Passage From Darjeeling To Galloway details Captain Duncan Ferguson's life story, including when one of his ships was attacked during the Falklands War

Daily Record

Walter Mitty 'Knight' ditched by charity over dodgy Falklands war record and knighthood

Artist ‘Sir’ John Damari was accused of “weaving tales” after claims that he received a knighthood from Prince Charles and was a Falklands war hero

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